The Portland daily press., 1887-08-29


township south OF Chapman.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Lena Flanders, a daughter Of j. F. Flan-
ders OF Winthrop, was quite seriously in
Jured Saturday, being precipitated down
stairs, head first, from a mlsstep. A bowl
She was terribly Jared, but no bones were
broken.
One Of the most interesting points at the
National Soldiers Home, Togus, especially
to the little folks, Is the deer park. In addf-
tion to the "a deer, a pretty picture by them
selves, Is cage Of six monkeys, fun OF mis-
chief and tun, four foxes and one large
black bear, the bear being the last survivor
Of the four cubs procured by Major CObaugh
a year or two since. A good road leads TO
the park and all can be seen without leaving
the carriage.
Thursday and the reward for the arrest Of
Graves will probably be allotted to one or
more OF the claimants. 1t Is quite probable
that the money will be divided.
Charles Ramsay. the landscape gardener
from Portland, has begun the improvement
OF the college grounds at Waterville. The
work Is 10 be thorough and the improve
ments many. The trees, being too numer-
Gus, some will be cut out The finest ones
will be left, and have more room TO develop.
Many Of the walks will be widened and
graded. The low places on the grounds will
be filed and sodded.
The rear Of the Kennebec drive-the
largest which ever came down the river
has now reached the Somerset booms, where
the logs are being sorted and sluiced as fast
The river at Waterville Is full Of logs, and
many Of them are large old logs. which have
been lying on the shores and In creeks
above the ordinary water line.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
There are about 5000 men at work on the
Megantic Railroad at present.
sAeADAHoc COUNTY.
The family Of John Lakin Of Bath were
suddenly awakened at about midnight
Thursday by the screams Of the baby, girl
about two years old. On lighting a lamp
and looking for the cause Of the trouble II
was found that she had been badly bitten on
the wrist by rat. Saturday the hand and
arm were much swollen and the child was In
much distress.
Thursday afternoon as Mr.. Lewis Hartford
Of Richmond Corner. with her sister-in-law.
Mrs. Edith Hartford. were riding in the vi
cinity Of J. b. Wards, In Bowdoin, one
a rut in the road, throwing both ladies to
the ground. The former received quite Sc
rious injuries, and after arriving at their
home, DIR. Q. w. Price was called, who
found one shoulder blade fractured, with
other severe injuries. The other lady es-
capped with several severe bruises.
YORK COUNTY.
A large attendance is expected at York
District Lodge Of Good Templars which Is
to meet at Sanford Wednesday, August 3lst
Marcellus j. Dow, G.. @. t., will be present
to confer the new degree upon the delegates.
The Bddeford soldiers monument fund
now amounts TO S2349.52.
IN GENERAL.
Since the defeat Of prohibition In Texas
the large number Of letters received by Gov
ernOr BOdWell from that State inquirinQ az
TO the enforcement Of the law In Maine and
the good and evil results, have ceased; but
now they are flowing in numerously from
Tennessee, Kentucky and Oregon, chiefly
from the former State. where the question Of
prohibition Is being agitated. A letter Is
usually sent In reply, including such facts
and figures as the Governor may possess, In
cluding portion Of his last inauguration
address and temperance speech OF Con-
gress man Dingley.